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Sturgis Buffalo Chip Breaks Record for Charitable Donations
The Sturgis Buffalo Chip has just broken the bank by raising a record amount of green – and it’s thanks to you, our dear motorcyclists and readers, who contributed so generously. The report from BlackHillsFox states that the charity event raised over $477,000 – a whopping number that continues to grow every year. That money …
MotoGP: Sale of Valentino Rossi’s VR46 Team to Saudi Prince Denied
You can’t say Yamaha ex-racer Valentino Rossi hasn’t been busy as of late. From his recent retirement to his induction into the Hall of Fame at the FIM Awards ceremony, it seems that nearly everything this man touches turns to gold. Everything, that is, bar his VR46 team’s sponsorship deal with Saudi Arabian oil giant …
Honda: Parts Suppliers Requested to Comply to 4% Yearly Emissions Reductions with Carbon Neutrality by 2050
Honda’s Net-Zero CO2 Target Set for 2050 It’s a crazy world out there. We’re getting a resurgence of rotary-powered race bikes courtesy of a Norton ex-racer, Electric travel as a genre has gone way up in popularity (evidenced by the new highly-exclusive Burberry x DAB bike, as well as TikTok’s favorite EV of choice), and …
[REVIEW] Bell Bullitt Helmet
Let’s get this out of the way now: I’m seated firmly on the retro helmet bandwagon. Visually, they seem more at home on my dome than the likes of most other helmets out there. Take a look at the back wall of any motorcycle gear shop and you’ll see what I mean. 90% or more …
MotoGP: Rossi Inducted into the Hall of Fame at FIM Awards Ceremony
Yamaha’s Doctor is now a member of the Hall of Fame – and the reality of retirement is hitting the iconic MotoGP rider pretty hard. “I always think of this day like a nightmare, because it’s the end of a long career and I thought it would be in Valencia but in the end, I …
New Lightweight Motorcycle Dash Cam From Star Pickers
Today’s there’s a new gadget from Star Pickers on the docket. It’s a dash cam equivalent for motorcycles – and the brand is hoping it will create a safer riding environment for riders worldwide. “Rider Log is a sensor based mobility control system,” states the report from KoreaItTimes. “It checks the driving records based on …
Top Gear Pays Mind-Blowing Tribute To Motorcycle Stuntman Eddie Kidd
“It Ain’t Easy Being This Good!” Top Gear is paying homage to one of history’s most prolific stuntmen with a high-octane stunt show – and the event was enough to blast everyone’s yawns into next Tuesday, with change to spare. The report from DailyMail states that Eddie Kidd – a beloved stunt performer who worked …
KTM: Re-Programmed Semi-Active Suspension for 2022
Today, KTM’s got a new SAT to brag about – and we’re told they’re slapping it into some new nakeds to be featured by the end of this month. Let’s get into it. The Press Release states that “The Suspension Control Unit (SCU) adjusts the damping rates with magnetic valves in real-time to react to …
iQSTEL Plans To Become Major EV Competitor With EVOSS Electric Motorcycle
We’ve just had news that the mysterious (and extremely shy) EVOSS electric motorcycle is scheduled to enter production this week – and the first beastie is set to roll off the belt before the end of this fiscal year. The report from PRNewsWire states that “the first production run [will include] the EVOSS 250, 350 …
Triumph: New Special Edition Bikes for Limited Purchase
Triumph’s been on a limited-edition kick for a good minute now. Recently it was their (admittedly snazzy) Gold Line Edition Bonnevilles…and before that, the Limited Bond Edition for Triumph’s Tiger 900 Rally Pro. Now, our largest UK-owned motorcycle manufacturer is giving us more pretty beasties to ogle – and they’re giving us a year to …
Vance & Hines Partners with J&P Cycles to Create VO2 Military Power Series Product Line
“There’s no stronger statement of American pride than a military veteran on a Harley.” America’s premier manufacturer of motorcycle performance products has just released a line of air intake products to honour our country’s vets (and their families), with each purchase activating a $50 donation to Children of Fallen Patriots. Vance & Hines’s VO2 Military …
Japanese Motorcycle Blows Through Record for Most Expensive Auction Bike To Be Sold
The 2016 Honda RC213V-S is a gorgeous motorcycle. Previously developed as a road racing machine by Honda Racing Corporation (HRC), Wikipedia tells us that the RC213V-S competed in the MotoGP series from the 2012 season, with ‘RC’ standing for Honda’s traditional racing prefix for 4-stroke bikes, the ‘213’ being used to notate the third works bike …
Ducati World Premiere: Episode Four, Chapter Two – “The Time Fighter” – Streetfighter V4 SP
What Happens When Ducati Soups Up Their Fight Formula? Ducati has just broken the silence on episode four of their World Series Premiere – and the Streetfighter V2 and Streetfighter V4 SP are, to Team Red, “the perfect synthesis of audacity and essentiality.” We’ve covered the all-new Streetfighter V2 in a separate article, so be …
Ducati World Premiere: Episode Four, Chapter One – “A New Fighter In Town” – Streetfighter V2
What Happens When Ducati Changes Up Their Fight Formula? Ducati has just broken the silence on episode four of their World Series Premiere – and the Streetfighter V2 and Streetfighter V4 SP are, to Team Red, “the perfect synthesis of audacity and essentiality.” We’ve covered the all-new Streetfighter V4 SP in a separate article, so …
Kawasaki To Reveal Three Brand New Motorcycles at 2021 EICMA
When it comes to presenting new bikes, every company does it differently. Ducati goes big with their World Premiere Series, KTM plunks their entire 2022 RC range out of nowhere, and Damon Motorcycles leads us on with tantalizing tidbits of new information on the weekly. Team Green, however, has been keeping pretty quiet about what …
[Review] Bridgestone Battlax AdventureCross AX41 Tires
Photo via Bridgestone. Here For a Good Time, Not a Long Time: Bridgestone Battlax AdventureCross AX41 Tires I’m bravely wading into hot water with another wBW tire review. After previously testing the Michelin Road 5 and Motoz Tractionator Adventure tires for the site, this time it’s Bridgestone’s Battlax AdventureCross AX41 tires on the sacrificial block …
Custom Eye Candy: A Sci-Fi Enthusiast Gets His Hands on a BMW R nineT
“It seems I have built a chicken with underarms and headlamps.” Crazy words from a brilliant man. When Bernhard Naumann first began work on an R nineT for BMW, he didn’t start from initial sketches – nor did he sit down and outline the scope, topography, or profile of what he wanted this custom build …
Yamaha’s 2022 MT-10 Gets a Power Upgrade
Yamaha has just updated the beefiest member of their MT line – and the new 2022 MT-10 is sporting a rather large upgrade. Based on its full-fairinged YZF-R1 sibling, the report from MCN states that the 2022 MT10 will be blessed with a motor overhaul, popping the bike up 6BHP to 164bhp – a perk …
Honda Patent Shows Single-Shell (Monocoque) Superbike Project In The Works
Amidst the last few years’ demands for increased range in electric motorcycles, bolt-on carbon fiber frames to improve weight, the resurgence of rotary engines in race bikes, and cinched Euro-compliant machines comes another concept: single-piece Monocoque frames, particularly in superbikes. Honda has been dabbling in the concept for a while – since 2006, actually, according …
Yamaha Trademarks YZF-R9 In India, With Potential for Europe and America
With the release of the narrow and nimble YZF-R7 this previous summer (a sibling to Yamaha’s MT-07), rumors began to circulate of another in line for the showroom floor – and word is that Yamaha’s about to putter down to the next puppy in the MT line (the MT-09) and release a similar full-fairinged fledgling …
Super Soco: A ‘Premium’ Electric Motorcycle Lineup For US/UK Markets
Hold on to your lids – Electrek tells us that we’ve got a new lineup of high-end machines to contend with on the US/UK showroom floors. Word is that the ‘premium’ lineup will be a higher-shelf option from Super Soco – a pioneering electric moped and motorbike manufacturer already well-known for their affordable, budget-friendly bikes. …
MotoE: What’s Next For Energica?
Livia Cevolini, a brilliant woman in a position to make a difference, has been very forthcoming about what their plans are now that they’re phasing out of their current position as suppliers for MotoE (effective as of the end of 2022). “We started at this level and grew, but after a year we looked around …
Motorcycle Prices Shoot Up with Inflation of Shipping Container Costs
Remember the chaos we covered on upcoming magnesium shortages and our subsequent dive into why we are still experiencing chip shortages despite raging sales figures in the chip industry? Well, we’ve just had word that motorcycle manufacturers need to increase their bike prices on top of everything else – and it’s the shipping that’s the …
BMW Motorrad SoulFuel Series: Shinya Kimura’s R 18 – “The Wal”
“It all started with a visit to the BMW Motorrad development team in Germany,” admits BMW Motorrad’s latest muse in their SoulFuel series – a down-to-earth man named Shinya Kimura. “I got to know the unbounded passion and innovative power that prevails at BMW Motorrad. Finally, in February 2021 in California, I rode the standard …
[Review] Sena SPIDER ST1 & RT1 Mesh Systems
Yikes, here we are, already riding in Fall 2021—although the extended trips and long distance-based adventuring opportunities are destined, it seems, to remain on the longer-term planner for now (c’est la vie). But many enthusiasts in other parts of North America and around the world are in motion, and as they continue to document and …
Wisconsin: Mama Tried Moto Show Ready to Rumble for December 3, 4, 5
Belt up, folks – Mama Tried is officially set for Q4 of this year, and this event promises to be the biggest one yet. For those of you less familiar with this event, the Mama Tried Show (presented by Harley-Davidson) is described by their website as “an indoor invitational that connects motorcycles and builders to …
Harley-Davidson Street Glide Goes Touchscreen with Custom iPad Dash
Hold on to your apple bottoms – a custom shop has taken a Harley-Davidson Street Glide touchscreen with the installation of an iPad on the dash. Let’s talk about it. The report from AutoEvolution states that a tweak on a car to touchscreen via either Android AutoPlay or Apple CarPlay takes no more than a …
Industry Insider: Why Microchip Supply Will Never Catch Up with Demand
A bloke by the name of Christopher Mims is over at The Wall Street Journal getting the nitty-gritty details on why we still have a semi-conductor chip shortage, as well as why we haven’t yet caught up with demand for the bloody things (despite raging sales figures). The results are fascinating if not a tad …
MIPS: Freestyle Motocross Icon Carey Hart for Brand Ambassador
Our favorite helmet-based safety technology company has just announced a partnership with Carey Hart – a freestyle motocross pioneer, former championship-winning race team owner, and prominent industry businessman known for being the first motorcyclist to perform a backflip on a 250cc motorcycle. The press release states that Hart will “serve as a safety ambassador for …
Custom Eye Candy: Lord Drake Kustoms Tricks Out Harley-Davidson “Springer Bobber Blue”
When Francisco Alí Manén of Lord Drake Kustoms (LDK) sent us this beauty in a press release just before the weekend, I admit I wasn’t sure what to expect (beyond the generic aesthetics of a ruggedly handsome Harley-Davidson Softail Standard, of course). So when I got to opening the media package, the first thing out …
Black Friday: EngineHawk Fall Collection and Site-Wide Back Friday Sale
Look out – EngineHawk has just dropped their fall collection just in time for their Black Friday sales – and the price drops will only stay in effect for another three days. EngineHawk’s press release states that the fall collection dropped on October 28th, with the anticipated MOTHER TRUCKER jacket, COMBAT shirt, and TACTICAL gilet …
Brembo Brakes Acquires J Juan via €73 Million Cash Payout
Well, it’s official – as of yesterday, Brembo’s in full ownership of J Juan brakes systems – and this isn’t Brembo’s first rodeo for buying out companies in search of growth and knowledge in the moto industry. A short week ago, we covered an article that states Brembo had gotten into a habit of buying …
Yamaha: 2022 XSR900 Headed for Europe
Yamaha’s got a retro beastie headed for the EU – and the MT-09-lookalike’s 1980’s-themed makeover harkening to Christian Sarron’s racing days (its first big facelift since 2016) is just the thing to pair with the updated Euro5 compliance. The XSR900 has always followed in the footsteps of its sibling, the MT-09. Now that the MT-09 …
Yamaha’s Land Access Program Supports New Off-road Riding Areas
Yamaha’s just announced that they’ve got a total of $115,000 USD in grants from their Outdoor Access Initiative (OAI) to push toward “grassroots efforts across the country, aiding in protecting and improving access to public land for outdoor recreation.” Here’s a list of the companies that will be receiving the dough: Anthracite Outdoor Adventure Area: …
Segura: Women’s Motorcycle Gear Goes Military Chic With Lady Kara Textile Jacket
A French motorcycle gear manufacturer is getting the job done when it comes to stylish gear concepts for women – and they’ve just released the newest edition to their showroom, the Lady Kara. We’ve had a few companies dedicated to stylized motorcycle gear for women – the most notable and top-of-the-list currently being Karleen Eberle’s …
Oklahoma: Moto Xtreme Circus Features “Motorcycles Flying In The Air”
I don’t know about y’all, but I spent a lot of time riding during the pandemic lockdowns. Freedom is a capricious thing, and that no-bueno, feeling-stuck mood usually has me finding ways to create, stay flexible of mind. So when we heard that the Moto Xtreme Circus started up as a pandemic thing to stave …
CR700W: Ex-Norton Racing Icon Brian Crighton Revives Rotary Engine Race Power
It’s been a month of Ducati’s World Premiere, Buell’s official resurrection of their motorcycle line via the Hammerhead 1190 and watching Harley-Davidson break out in a cold sweat as they wait to hear results of the Eu Tariff Dispute with the US, among other things. So much has been happening that we plumb forgot to …
MotoAmerica 2022 & 2023 To Be Sponsored By AutoParts4Less.com
A digital marketplace previously only associated with NASCAR has decided to venture into the motorcycle racing world – and according to MarketScreener, AutoParts4Less.com will be MotoAmerica’s first Title Sponsor. Described by MarketScreener as “a marketplace that is driven by buyers who want more value and seek an easy to use one-stop-shop for all their auto …
